public registry
Open government database
A public registry is an official database maintained by a government or authorized body, accessible to anyone who wants to search it.
Common examples include registries of property deeds, business entities, sex offenders, and vital records like births and deaths.
The public nature serves transparency and allows verification: The title company checked the public registry for liens on the property.
- government recordsDocuments kept by authorities
- freedom of informationPublic access to state records
- open dataFreely shareable digital information
- data transparencyAccessible information practices
- land titlesProof of property ownership
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